Mediterranean climate
... Mediterranean region, especially in inland locations. The southern Mediterranean is at risk of forest fire all year round. In the Iberian Peninsula, northern Italy and over the Balkans, the period of extreme fire risk lengthens substantially. The only region that shows little change in fire risk is ...
... Mediterranean region, especially in inland locations. The southern Mediterranean is at risk of forest fire all year round. In the Iberian Peninsula, northern Italy and over the Balkans, the period of extreme fire risk lengthens substantially. The only region that shows little change in fire risk is ...
Annual Changes in Seasonal River Water Temperatures in the
... increasing water temperature on riverine fish species include range shifts towards upstream, higher elevations [4], influences on migration timing [5,6] and changes in community structure [7]. In addition, because temperature is a key controller of physiological processes, changes in water temperatu ...
... increasing water temperature on riverine fish species include range shifts towards upstream, higher elevations [4], influences on migration timing [5,6] and changes in community structure [7]. In addition, because temperature is a key controller of physiological processes, changes in water temperatu ...
Present weather and Climate: evolving Conditions
... by drought, and the feedback from dry soils and clear skies likely enhanced the severity of summertime heat during both decades. The increase in heat waves in tandem with a decrease in cold waves is consistent with other research findings that showed an increase in record high maximum temperatures r ...
... by drought, and the feedback from dry soils and clear skies likely enhanced the severity of summertime heat during both decades. The increase in heat waves in tandem with a decrease in cold waves is consistent with other research findings that showed an increase in record high maximum temperatures r ...
plant species ranges in Europe Postglacial migration
... access to currently climatically suitable areas. Notably, current distributions of species with larger, more northern LGM ranges are less likely to be limited by postglacial migration. During the LGM, Mediterranean and temperate species were predominantly restricted to refugia in southern Europe, al ...
... access to currently climatically suitable areas. Notably, current distributions of species with larger, more northern LGM ranges are less likely to be limited by postglacial migration. During the LGM, Mediterranean and temperate species were predominantly restricted to refugia in southern Europe, al ...
Climate Change Policy
... Being a ‘universal’ owner and long-term investor (please see HESTA’s ESG Policy for definitions) HESTA regards consideration of climate change issues in investment processes and decision making as being of even greater importance in serving the interests of our members. As a universal and long-term ...
... Being a ‘universal’ owner and long-term investor (please see HESTA’s ESG Policy for definitions) HESTA regards consideration of climate change issues in investment processes and decision making as being of even greater importance in serving the interests of our members. As a universal and long-term ...
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever:
... Riparian Systems Climate change is projected to lead to increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, which will likely result in more frequent and severe floods as well as more intense droughts (Easterling et al. 2000). The rate at which ecological systems recover from disturbance wil ...
... Riparian Systems Climate change is projected to lead to increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, which will likely result in more frequent and severe floods as well as more intense droughts (Easterling et al. 2000). The rate at which ecological systems recover from disturbance wil ...
Climate Change Regulation and PRediCtion maRkets
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
ECOLOGY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
... World leaders gathered in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 to consider a world treaty restricting emissions of ''greenhouse gases,'' chiefly carbon dioxide (CO2), that are thought to cause ''global warming'' severe increases in Earth's atmospheric and surface temperatures, with disastrous environmenta ...
... World leaders gathered in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 to consider a world treaty restricting emissions of ''greenhouse gases,'' chiefly carbon dioxide (CO2), that are thought to cause ''global warming'' severe increases in Earth's atmospheric and surface temperatures, with disastrous environmenta ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... environment, fomite and aerosol. Least important were direct contact and sexual transmission. The most frequent climate drivers were rainfall, moisture and temperature; less frequent, but still important, were particulate matter (dust), extreme weather events, wind and large-scale oscillations (such ...
... environment, fomite and aerosol. Least important were direct contact and sexual transmission. The most frequent climate drivers were rainfall, moisture and temperature; less frequent, but still important, were particulate matter (dust), extreme weather events, wind and large-scale oscillations (such ...
The Northern Edge Study Guide: Climate Change
... project on climate change in the north. Ken: Hey Jim and Sara. We have to find partners for our research project. Do you want to work together? Jim: Sure Ken. Have you thought about a topic? Ken: I was thinking we could do something about the environment. Sara: Count me in. We could do some research ...
... project on climate change in the north. Ken: Hey Jim and Sara. We have to find partners for our research project. Do you want to work together? Jim: Sure Ken. Have you thought about a topic? Ken: I was thinking we could do something about the environment. Sara: Count me in. We could do some research ...
Climate change and the long-term viability of the World`s busiest
... The TCWR (Fig. 1) is critical to the economy of NWT, Canada, with over $500 million of goods per year transported to service diamond mines and other industries in the region (JVMC, Joint Venture Management Committee 2015). The winter road is critical for the development of new natural resources, mai ...
... The TCWR (Fig. 1) is critical to the economy of NWT, Canada, with over $500 million of goods per year transported to service diamond mines and other industries in the region (JVMC, Joint Venture Management Committee 2015). The winter road is critical for the development of new natural resources, mai ...
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... these issues, we focus on climate/weather-related risk for two additional reasons. First, the growing availability of high quality geo-referenced data on weather makes this important and exogenous component of the environment riskiness measurable, along with the related household’s response. Second ...
... these issues, we focus on climate/weather-related risk for two additional reasons. First, the growing availability of high quality geo-referenced data on weather makes this important and exogenous component of the environment riskiness measurable, along with the related household’s response. Second ...
Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay: A
... by the major shifts in coastal marshes and significant loss of beaches brought on by sea-level rise. Changes to coastal marshes could have far-reaching effects on the region’s food web: decomposing vegetation in these marshes provides an important source of nutrition for numerous invertebrates and s ...
... by the major shifts in coastal marshes and significant loss of beaches brought on by sea-level rise. Changes to coastal marshes could have far-reaching effects on the region’s food web: decomposing vegetation in these marshes provides an important source of nutrition for numerous invertebrates and s ...
Climate Change and Children`s Health—A Call for Research
... Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest social, environmental and public health challenges we face in this century [1]. Groups such as children, the elderly and people with low socioeconomic status are particularly vulnerable to the effects resulting from such change [2]. Climate change p ...
... Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest social, environmental and public health challenges we face in this century [1]. Groups such as children, the elderly and people with low socioeconomic status are particularly vulnerable to the effects resulting from such change [2]. Climate change p ...
Flowering and Fruiting Phenology of 24 Plant Species
... 96 days. Twenty one of the species came into peak flowering in July or August. The range of flowering peaks was 88 days, from 23 May for both Androsace umbellata and Draba handelii, to 19 August for Saussurea gnaphalodes. Seven species finished flowering before the final surveys on 23 August, and 14 ...
... 96 days. Twenty one of the species came into peak flowering in July or August. The range of flowering peaks was 88 days, from 23 May for both Androsace umbellata and Draba handelii, to 19 August for Saussurea gnaphalodes. Seven species finished flowering before the final surveys on 23 August, and 14 ...
Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska
... Records from King Salmon’s weather station (80 miles North from Pilot Point) indicate that between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). L ...
... Records from King Salmon’s weather station (80 miles North from Pilot Point) indicate that between 1949 and 2008, average annual temperatures increased by 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) with most warming occurring in winter (+8.1°F) and the least in the fall (+0.6°F)(Alaska Climate Research Center). L ...
6 Climate change impacts, adaptation measures and vulnerability
... A significant share of the adaptation measures are implemented at the regional and local level. Various measures promoting the provision for climate change, such as flood protection, have already been taken on at the regional or municipal level for quite a long time, though they have not been seen a ...
... A significant share of the adaptation measures are implemented at the regional and local level. Various measures promoting the provision for climate change, such as flood protection, have already been taken on at the regional or municipal level for quite a long time, though they have not been seen a ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... won’t understand the dangers. Not paying attention to scientists in this case would be like not listening to a doctor’s assessment prior to arduous mountain climbing. If you want to know whether mountain climbing is especially dangerous for you, given your medical condition, it makes good sense to l ...
... won’t understand the dangers. Not paying attention to scientists in this case would be like not listening to a doctor’s assessment prior to arduous mountain climbing. If you want to know whether mountain climbing is especially dangerous for you, given your medical condition, it makes good sense to l ...
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... Mediterranean coastline are already evident, reflected by an increased mortality of some species, changes in species reproductive biology during warm years, and an increase of exotic species arrivals. The projected climate change under IPCC scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions, together with foreca ...
... Mediterranean coastline are already evident, reflected by an increased mortality of some species, changes in species reproductive biology during warm years, and an increase of exotic species arrivals. The projected climate change under IPCC scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions, together with foreca ...
Diurnal temperature range as an index of global
... minimum temperatures (0.9°C) than maximum temperatures (0.6°C) over the same period. Analysis of trends in DTR over the last century from five coupled climate models shows that simulated trends in DTR due to anthropogenic forcing are much smaller than observed. This difference is attributable to l ...
... minimum temperatures (0.9°C) than maximum temperatures (0.6°C) over the same period. Analysis of trends in DTR over the last century from five coupled climate models shows that simulated trends in DTR due to anthropogenic forcing are much smaller than observed. This difference is attributable to l ...
Australia`s Biodiversity in a changing climate
... mammals, and 45% of our birds are endemic - that is, they are found no-where else in the world. Australia’s major biodiversity assets include ecosystems, ecological communities, species, populations and genes. Many of these assets continue to be lost by ongoing threats such as habitat loss and fragm ...
... mammals, and 45% of our birds are endemic - that is, they are found no-where else in the world. Australia’s major biodiversity assets include ecosystems, ecological communities, species, populations and genes. Many of these assets continue to be lost by ongoing threats such as habitat loss and fragm ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... Accumulated laboratory and ¢eld evidence on the sensitivity of pathogens and vectors to environmental conditions suggests that climate change (particularly the global trend towards warmer temperatures) is likely to act on both individual organisms and potentially, over time, the genetic characterist ...
... Accumulated laboratory and ¢eld evidence on the sensitivity of pathogens and vectors to environmental conditions suggests that climate change (particularly the global trend towards warmer temperatures) is likely to act on both individual organisms and potentially, over time, the genetic characterist ...
Can terrestrial ectotherms escape the heat of climate change by
... Do these effects result in a latitudinal gradient in the potential to use movement to escape the fitness impacts of climate change? Temperate areas with highly seasonal temperatures will experience the greatest warming, but climate change is expected to increase the fitness of populations in these a ...
... Do these effects result in a latitudinal gradient in the potential to use movement to escape the fitness impacts of climate change? Temperate areas with highly seasonal temperatures will experience the greatest warming, but climate change is expected to increase the fitness of populations in these a ...
Postulated Feedbacks of Deciduous Forest Phenology on
... surface temperatures characterized by anomalously warmer conditions in spring and autumn than would be e xpected from a s inusoidal modeL The anomaly is greatest over the southern boreal forest of western Canada, where trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides M ichx.)-a deciduous, broad-leaved species - ...
... surface temperatures characterized by anomalously warmer conditions in spring and autumn than would be e xpected from a s inusoidal modeL The anomaly is greatest over the southern boreal forest of western Canada, where trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides M ichx.)-a deciduous, broad-leaved species - ...
People as sensors: Mass media and local temperature influence
... e.g., corresponds to air temperature anomaly exceeding the multiyear mean by at least one standard deviation) was suggested to be a perceptible climate change. This suggestion was formulated as a testable hypothesis, but was not in fact tested (Hansen et al., 1998). Therefore, the question remains: ...
... e.g., corresponds to air temperature anomaly exceeding the multiyear mean by at least one standard deviation) was suggested to be a perceptible climate change. This suggestion was formulated as a testable hypothesis, but was not in fact tested (Hansen et al., 1998). Therefore, the question remains: ...